All my family have served since World War 1, ending with me in GWOT getting out after my final tour in Afghanistan in 2010. My Dad & both brothers fought in Vietnam & 1 went on to fight in Korea as well.
My Uncle the Armorer had a very interesting time serving as a lead Armorer with the Army Marksmanship Unit , he worked on what was the fledgling Sniper program in the lead up to Vietnam, developing a program with funding to increase the accuracy of just fifty-five M-14 rifles and to provide sniper-scopes ,he was fundamental in creating the mounting system & was among a small group who pushed for the Sniping System to be built around using Match Ammo (the Army REMFS did not even want to go to this extra expense).
He was also part of the team that flew in to Vietnam in early 68 & set up the 500 yard sniper training range in Dong Tam & went on missions with teams all the way up to Delta to see first hand their weapons requirements .
I served as a Designated Marksman, so we have grown to have a special bond ,our family runs a Outfitters/Guiding business & he is still renowned for accurizing the Remington 700 actions for Long Range Hunting & we have built many rifles l cherish together .
Afghanistan 09 & my M110. One of the Pics that brings back the most memories for me. After missing 3 Christmases while deployed, before we set out on this 4 day Patrol l was told l would get to be home for Christmas & l decided on this mountain top this would be my final tour.
Love it. I heard John Stryker Meyer/SOG on a Jocko podcast. Absolutely insane stories of what they did in the jungles over there. Real life teams of Rambos taking off dog tags/IDs, and then being dropped in across the fence to wreak havoc. At one time the death rate was above 100% for those team guys. MAD respect for SOG guys. Any interview or podcast with SOG guys and support teams is great.
The casualty rate for the elite SOG teams was officially around 96% percent. Despite this, the men continued to operate at a very high rate and they killed an average of 158 enemy troops for every American lost.
When my Uncle went on one ambush with them, after they set up a overwatch position, he could not believe when one of the guys asked him to pack a wound he was carrying, a shrapnel hole in his hip the size of a quarter that stunk to high heaven & my uncle was packing the gauze in to the second joint deep in it ,the guy promised he would fly out to get it looked at after the ambush.
I thank him for his service.
All my family have served since World War 1, ending with me in GWOT getting out after my final tour in Afghanistan in 2010. My Dad & both brothers fought in Vietnam & 1 went on to fight in Korea as well.
My Uncle the Armorer had a very interesting time serving as a lead Armorer with the Army Marksmanship Unit , he worked on what was the fledgling Sniper program in the lead up to Vietnam, developing a program with funding to increase the accuracy of just fifty-five M-14 rifles and to provide sniper-scopes ,he was fundamental in creating the mounting system & was among a small group who pushed for the Sniping System to be built around using Match Ammo (the Army REMFS did not even want to go to this extra expense).
He was also part of the team that flew in to Vietnam in early 68 & set up the 500 yard sniper training range in Dong Tam & went on missions with teams all the way up to Delta to see first hand their weapons requirements .
I served as a Designated Marksman, so we have grown to have a special bond ,our family runs a Outfitters/Guiding business & he is still renowned for accurizing the Remington 700 actions for Long Range Hunting & we have built many rifles l cherish together .
https://i.imgur.com/vn2LHm7.jpg
Some of my favorite Hunting Rifles me & my Uncle built together
https://i.imgur.com/O0kodxq.jpg
Afghanistan 09 & my M110. One of the Pics that brings back the most memories for me. After missing 3 Christmases while deployed, before we set out on this 4 day Patrol l was told l would get to be home for Christmas & l decided on this mountain top this would be my final tour.
https://i.imgur.com/z7OcLDF.jpg
Wow! Real heroes. Thanks for posting and thank you for your service😊
Incredible. Thank you!
Love it. I heard John Stryker Meyer/SOG on a Jocko podcast. Absolutely insane stories of what they did in the jungles over there. Real life teams of Rambos taking off dog tags/IDs, and then being dropped in across the fence to wreak havoc. At one time the death rate was above 100% for those team guys. MAD respect for SOG guys. Any interview or podcast with SOG guys and support teams is great.
The casualty rate for the elite SOG teams was officially around 96% percent. Despite this, the men continued to operate at a very high rate and they killed an average of 158 enemy troops for every American lost.
When my Uncle went on one ambush with them, after they set up a overwatch position, he could not believe when one of the guys asked him to pack a wound he was carrying, a shrapnel hole in his hip the size of a quarter that stunk to high heaven & my uncle was packing the gauze in to the second joint deep in it ,the guy promised he would fly out to get it looked at after the ambush.
Respect
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